Coventry City players appear close to reaching some sort of agreement with the club after being asked to take a pay cut.

Highfield Road chiefs have asked their playing staff to take a 12 per cent pay deferral which they initially rejected on the advice of their union, the Professional Footballers? Association.

But the PFA have held talks with the club and City union rep Keith O?Neill believes the two parties are close resolving their differences. ?The PFA have had a meeting with Graham Hover and things are going very smoothly and hopefully we can help each other,? said O?Neill.

?Both sides are gathering all the information together and hopefully we can get it sorted out soon.?

Leicester City?s players are the latest team to agree to take a pay cut, following on from Watford, despite initially refusing to agree to a 20 per cent deferral on the advice of their union.